For which of these data sets would you would most likely expect the median to be

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Question

For which of these data sets would you would most likely expect the median to be greater than the mean?

1) Scores on an extremely easy final exam where the highest score was 100/100 and the minimum score was 0/100

2) Ages of United States residents

3) SAT scores of students admitted to Harvard University

4) Annual salaries of college graduates in the United States

5) Age of death in a wealthy, developed country with excellent all-around health care

6) Age of death in a developing country ravaged by civil war with poor quality of birth care

7) Scores on an extremely difficult final exam where 90% of students scored below 10/100 but the maximum score was 100/100

If the median is greater than the mean, then it is negatively skewed. Hence, the higher scores are more frequent.

ANSWER:

1) Scores on an extremely easy final exam where the highest score was 100/100 and the minimum score was 0/100

5) Age of death in a wealthy, developed country with excellent all-around health care

[If you are only allowed 1 answer, please choose option 1 only. Thanks!]

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